Teaching
This week in brief…
Swedes work in terms of week numbers. Less so now than when I came to Sweden, because many mobile apps (which most people use) do not have the week numbers included. But still, week numbers are used extensively in Sweden…. Read More ›
The difference between equity and equality
“It’s not about everybody getting the same thing,” Cynthia Silva Parker says “It’s about everybody getting what they need in order to improve the quality of their situation.” In teaching, equality means giving each pupil the same resources, while equity means… Read More ›
About teachers
Funny how we all remember the good teachers. And the bad teachers. And the teachers that changed our lives. I firmly believe that teaching is a calling. You were either born to it or you weren’t. Just knowing a topic… Read More ›
How I teach
I posted this photo in another article and received some questions as to how I plan my lessons because it looks a bit different from what they expected. I guess I don’t teach the way people expect English teachers to… Read More ›
Out of the mouths of babes….
This made me think of something that happened at school when I was about seven. I come from a very strict, very Catholic home, and I went to a very strict, very Catholic convent school. My uncle (who my parents… Read More ›
TEFL
I taught university journalism students CARR (Computer Aided Research and Reporting) for years, and I always advised my students to do a TEFL (Teaching English As A Foreign Language) course as a complement to their computer and writing skills. In… Read More ›
My Teaching Binder: Guest Post by Hope
A Walk-Through of My Teaching Binder I am an American, living in Turkey, teaching English as a foreign language. As the only native speaker in the private middle school at which I teach, I have 16 classes of students in… Read More ›
